Coulp, Gardner running for District 15 seat in Dover

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Oct 25, 2012 at 3:15 AM

By Michelle Kingstonmkingston@fosters.com

DOVER — There is one seat available in the Strafford County state representative District 15 race, which consists of Dover Ward 3. The Democrats have Janice S. Gardner of Dover; the Republicans have Marga M. Coulp.

Gardner, 74, is retired with a bachelor’s of science degree from the University of New Hampshire. She has lived in Dover since 1965. Her parents moved to Dover from Berlin when she was a child. She lived in Washington, D.C., Kentucky, Connecticut and New Jersey.

“I treasure the New Hampshire values I have lived with; it has been troubling to watch my state legislature taken over by ideologues who do not share these values,” she wrote. “I believe that I have no right to complain if I am not willing to step up and work to make things better.”

Coulp, 60, is a hairstylist and a salon owner of Classic Cutters in Portsmouth. She is the chairman of the Veteran’s Committee at Elk’s Lodge #97, a Pease AFB Greeter, and a WWII Red Cross Club Mobile supporter. Coulp is married with two sons and three grandchildren. She has lived in Dover for 14 years and has owned her salon in Portsmouth for 38 years.

“I am running to keep the beautiful state of New Hampshire tax-free and the best state in the USA,” she wrote.

Coulp supported the voter ID bill and the professional licensing bill. She believes the biggest issue facing voters and office seekers this election is the economy, health care and the lack of jobs.

“I would like to see the state of N.H. remain with liberty and freedom,” she wrote.

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